Award of Merit – “Pursuit” (USA)

Title: Pursuit
Runtime: 11 min
Country: USA
Director: Mike Olbinksi
Placement: Award of Merit + Best Cinematography (Mike Olbinksi)
Competition: December, 2017

Synopsis: This film is called Pursuit because that is what it’s about. When it comes to storm chasing, you can’t give up. But that also applies to life. Keep chasing, keep pursuing. Whatever it is. That’s the only way to get what you want.

This film is the result of 27 days chasing storms across 10 states, driving 28,000 miles and shooting over 90,000 time-lapse frames.